The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-06
che DMon lGnbu',e.
IAN ALCHEMIST.

Prussian war is impotcnt to rui1lo tn
serene face Of the cosmos, and earth
uuakes and tornadGes Indicate Mcr'
passing irritability and are Ut no conse
Quence In the lofty state Of mind in
duced by such reflections, DR.. Mo.
Eemmlcr was apt to neglect such trif1es a
fashions in hats and coats and neckties
which could not be brought into any
possible relation with hi, science, and
when stimulated by the criticism Of his
hancee, Katchcn Schrader. he resolved tt
conform to the whims OF his agc-his
experiments in conformity proved always
moro disastrous that his unconscious
originality. That, Of course, lctl tn scenes
which were unpleasant while they lasted,
but were ''n,lde up' in the usual ap-
proved fashion For all that, something
remained after these quarrcls which tears
and carcsscs failed to cfface. II began
slowly to dawn upon Max that some
influence was ut work tending to alienatc
katcEan from him; and after having
vainly spHulatcd upon it for IL month, he
asked her, with all sorts Of cautious,
lover like circumIoculations, what was
tho matter. She shed ~ few preliminary
tears, which, in Max's eyes, heightened
her lovclincss, and then exclaimed:
"What is the good of my conccaling it
any longer. Max"
Max declared that he could sec no good
in it..
"I love you, Max" she cried; lyon
know that love you; but how can
marry You when you are such fail
urc! Ny father insists upon it that
must break my engagement with yol, and
marry Mr.. iarbitsch, the broker. i!at's
what makes me cry, for | cannoL live
witho.u you to scold, Max; and yet, what
can | do, when papa and mamma both
throw il III IN" from rnoTnii,; till night
that you can make no ulD:cy-tlat you
arc u fal,lrc?'
"tailurcN' cried Max, jumping up and
rubbing his spectaclcs with his hannkcr-
chief 81 a failure! /, who have taken
the great university medal in chemistry
and am now tutor, with u sure promise
Of n profcssorship?'
eyes, but what is a professorslip after
all3 Six or eight hundred dollars II year,
with the prospect of i; 900 when you are
too old to enjoy it. Mr.. IIarbitscl often
makes that in u day, or even more
ayes, but how does he make it? By
gambling and cheating. l have heard
that his reputation ON the bourse is very
bad. IL l wanted to cheat l could also
get rich, and in shorter time than Har-
bitscl"
"Well could you now, My father says
that you scientific men are mere night
caps, who sit in your studies and mctii-
tate, but cannot turn your knowledge to
my practical account"
DR.. sennlcr began to pace t;ic floor
ansrily, buttoning and again unhuttoning
his coat ~ he went on. Suddenly he
stopped before his aslonishct Gancce
"katchcn," he said, seriously, "what is
s 600 more or less to u man who Stands
face to face with the iniinitics."
II do not know what it is to u i,l,n,
but to woman who stands face to face
with the ini!ntics it is u good deal. She
can get no end of things with it,"
"Ah, my chiId,' exclaimed Max, In
despair, "what are thingss Nothing ut
oil. We are ourselves nothing ut all. We
produce scarcely n ripple upon the stream
Of tiine. Consider the imncnsty uf the
timo that has preceded us, tho i,nmcnsity
OF the time that will succeed ,s. and tho
immensity Of the space that surrounds us:
the tnnumcrablo myriatls ami myri,.tls of
our kind TINT nature has poured forth, il
pouring forth, and shalt pour forth D all
eternity; what, then, aro You and in this
torrent of t'c,ninx, whiriing, seething, in
exhaustible lifei What occupation Is
noblcr and moro digniiled to Il man, con.
1ctous OF his place In this c0slnic life, than
70 contemplate naturo's grandeur, to
investigate her serene and pitiless pro-
cessess, to press his ear close to her breast
and listen to her mighty heart bcati What
y the occupation Ut pAltry, purblind,
money changer compared to tho calm and
lofty secrship Of II priest In tho temple of
sciences who contentet:ly burns out the
nlckering lamp Of his being In the service
OF the great mother who made him:''
That ~ beautiful That IL grand, in.
ucetl,' calculated Katchcl,, much inn
pressed by her lovers cloquence. She
put her arms about his neck and wept for
while c"ntentedly upon his bosom.
lyon arc great man, indeed, Max"
sh' went on. s"hbing; ~ shall never say
again that you are y failure. But" she
ata'ed' hcsitatngly, gazing up ut him
with an adorable, fearful sinilc, 'if Won
only could mako u little money not on
my account, yon know, but on fathers"
MIX tore himself away from her and
oegan once more to pace the floor.
but You would not have me - mere
miserable money making phili>tiuc, who
deserts science and invcnts baking now
Hers anu shoe blacking?" lie dried, inlig-
nantly.
"ies. yes, would" she responded en-
"Do invent something:
shoe bl,"kins. for instance, warranted not
to crack the leather, because that's Just
what l am in need of-Semmler's Shoe
Shine! ). 5. 5. In all the newspapers and
on tho street corners. Motto: A child
can blacken itself with this blackins"
She laughed with delight ut her idea
anu chung once moro caressinSly about his
neck
But l should l'e very unhappy man
II deserted science and engaged pcrma-
nently in any such pursuit." he demon
Iravcly.
"Wcll, then. desert science temporari-